Where to install LD_PRELOAD libraries

[Orion Poplawski]

I'm currently reviewing VirtualGL: 
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834127

It installs a number of libraries that get used with LD_PRELOAD via a wrapper 
script.  While it is convenient to place them in %{_libdir} so that you don't 
have to specify the full path in LD_PRELOAD, it seems to me that they 
shouldn't be in %{_libdir} but in %{_libdir}/VirtualGL and then specify the 
full path in LD_PRELOAD.

Any dissenting opinions?

[Niels de Vos]

On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Orion Poplawski  wrote:
> I'm currently reviewing VirtualGL:
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834127
>
> It installs a number of libraries that get used with LD_PRELOAD via a
> wrapper script.  While it is convenient to place them in %{_libdir} so that
> you don't have to specify the full path in LD_PRELOAD, it seems to me that
> they shouldn't be in %{_libdir} but in %{_libdir}/VirtualGL and then specify
> the full path in LD_PRELOAD.
>
> Any dissenting opinions?

I'd prefer to see them under %{_libdir}/VirtualGL and deal with any
required changes. It just feels cleaner.

Anyway, these are my 2 cents,
Niels

[Orion Poplawski]

On 07/10/2012 07:53 AM, Niels de Vos wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 7:46 PM, Orion Poplawski  wrote:
> > I'm currently reviewing VirtualGL:
> > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=834127
> >
> > It installs a number of libraries that get used with LD_PRELOAD via a
> > wrapper script.  While it is convenient to place them in %{_libdir} so that
> > you don't have to specify the full path in LD_PRELOAD, it seems to me that
> > they shouldn't be in %{_libdir} but in %{_libdir}/VirtualGL and then specify
> > the full path in LD_PRELOAD.
> >
> > Any dissenting opinions?
>
> I'd prefer to see them under %{_libdir}/VirtualGL and deal with any
> required changes. It just feels cleaner.
>
> Anyway, these are my 2 cents,
> Niels

Thanks for the confirmation